Bridge House INC FY2021 filing

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Bridgeport, CT501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 13-0522302Revenue $1.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbridgehousect.org880 Fairfield Ave, 06605-1114 · Bridgeport, CTTax-exempt since Sep 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide a positive and encouraging environment of programs and support for persons with psychiatric disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$300K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1986.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.2M Management & general 15% · $223K Fundraising 1% · $19K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Director
$104,083Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

McGuire Mary Ellen’s $131K as Exec Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
McGuire Mary Ellen$130,796$132,386$132,231$108,113$104,083

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers programs and support to create a positive environment for people with psychiatric disabilities.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide supportive services to individuals and community provider agencies in order to increase the effectiveness of services afforded to persons with psychiatric disabilities

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$223K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$37K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$218K$206K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K$300K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$104K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$751K$744K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$178K$155K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$66K$58K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K$10K$46K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$27K$20K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$50K$3K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$158K$158K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$223K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.4M−$16K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.7M−$77K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.6M−$77K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M$75K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$1.5M−$9K$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,478,772 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,359,030$1,386,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,835$5,591
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,986$68,556
I-11 Other revenue$17,945
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,417,851$1,478,772
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,038,143$1,099,928
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $360,221$388,045
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,398,364$1,487,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,487−$9,201
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,478,772 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,313,924
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,756
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,386,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,591$5,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $31,878$31,878
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$36,678
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$17,945
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,469$1,478,772
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,487,973 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $104,083$104,083
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $744,161 · Management $7,000$751,161
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $155,192 · Management $23,190$178,382
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,683 · Management $8,619$66,302
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,977$16,977
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,100 · Management $46,183 · Fundraising $15,000$71,283
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,495 · Management $2,851 · Fundraising $4,000$27,346
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,100$10,100
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,405 · Management $2,700$53,105
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,900$2,900
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,156$8,156
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,389$23,389
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,029 · Management $3,235$13,264
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $158,085$158,085
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,440$3,440
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,245,979 · Management $222,994 · Fundraising $19,000$1,487,973
Part X · Balance sheet $1,801,165 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,529$94,547
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,733$24,911
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $217,586$206,497
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,250,218$1,465,601
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,380$9,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,610,446$1,801,165
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $112,831$134,857
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,380$9,609
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $264,112$300,228
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,308,341$1,464,307
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $37,993$36,630
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,346,334$1,500,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,610,446$1,801,165
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,500,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,478,772
XI-2 Total expenses$1,487,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,201
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,346,334
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$163,804
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,500,937

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